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The quality of brown sugar in Eswatini has come under scrutiny with consumers complaining. Picture: Pexels.

ESA responds to brown sugar concerns

The quality of brown sugar in Eswatini has come under scrutiny with consumers complaining. Picture: Pexels. By Khulile Thwala The Eswatini Sugar Association (ESA) has come out to address public…

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The Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) has pledged E600 000 towards the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme (EYEP). Picture: Supplied.

PSPF pumps in E600k towards youth empowerment programme

The Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) has pledged E600 000 towards the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme (EYEP). Picture: Supplied. By Bongiwe Zwane-Maseko There is light at the end of the…

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FILE PHOTO: Famine Early Warning System Network in Africa (FEWS NET) scientist Chris Shitote examines a dry water hole in Kilifi county, Kenya, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa needs more help with climate change, debt and food crises

FILE PHOTO: Famine Early Warning System Network in Africa (FEWS NET) scientist Chris Shitote examines a dry water hole in Kilifi county, Kenya, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner By Joe…

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SADC Logo

SADC solicits partners to bolster disaster risk coordination

SADC Logo By Khulile Thwala The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has solicited partners in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The partnership, which will bolster…

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Small hold farmers working the land.

WFP’s E23.2m boost for smallholder farmers

Small hold farmers working the land. By Khulile Thwala The World Food Programme (WFP) has noted that smallholder farmers, particularly, women, have enhanced capacities to sustainably produce and supply structured…

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Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation

RES Corp launches AI platform to bolster efficiency

Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation By Khulile Thwala Eswatini’s leading sugar producer has acclaimed significant cost-savings and efficiency gains following a landmark deployment of SAP’s powerful S/4HANA Public Cloud platform. SAP…

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Graph showing the price of maize

Food security is threatened as maize meal prices remain high

Graph showing the price of maize By Phephile Motau Although the rise in prices of maize meal has eased, the prices are still at an all-time high in Eswatini, according…

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Carbon Tax

EU Carbon tax will not squeeze Eswatini exports but…

…could push prices of steel, cement, and fertilizer sky-high Carbon Tax By Sifiso Sibandze From the beginning of 2023, life got progressively more complicated for South African companies and others…

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A closer look at the life of a florist and what it entails.

A day in the life of a florist

A closer look at the life of a florist and what it entails. By Bongiwe Zwane – Maseko 51-year-old florist Doreen Dlamini knows the names of all plants and flowers…

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Pig abattoir for Shiselweni in the pipeline – Agriculture minister

A pig abattoir is on the cards By Khulile Thwala The Minister of Agriculture Jabulani Mabuza has revealed that there are plans underway to develop an abattoir for pigs. This…

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